The Federal Circuit, in Illumina, Inc., v. Ariosia, reversed the summary judgment decision of a lower trial court and upheld—as patent subject matter eligible—claims in two patents (U.S. 9,580,751; U.S. 9,738,931). The...more
Recently, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a split panel decision in Athena.Athena, which examined the patent subject matter eligibility of four claims in one issued patent, upheld a district court's...more
On November 2, 2016, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a memorandum ("November 2016 Memo") to its patent examiners, updating them on recent subject matter eligibility decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today released its latest iteration of guidance—referred to as the "Interim Eligibility Guidance"—to its examiners. This guidance is aimed at assessing whether an invention claimed...more